Posted 3:02 PM 6/18/2013 by Juice Godfrey
LONGMONT, Colo. (AP) - U.S. Sens. Michael Bennet and Mark Udall are asking a Senate panel to reconsider Federal Railroad Administration safety regulations requiring trains to sound their horns when approaching and passing through crossings.The lawmakers say municipal leaders from Fort (More)
Posted 5:33 PM 6/17/2013 by Alyse Rzemek
AURORA, Colo. (AP) - Police say one man has died after an accident while trying to remove tree stumps in Aurora, and another is injured. Police say a man was using a tow strap connected to a vehicle to pull stumps from the front of a house Monday when the strap disconnected from the (More)
Posted 1:05 AM 6/15/2013 by Juice Godfrey
DENVER (AP) - The Colorado Department of Corrections has dismissed the director of its parole division, weeks after saying he was taking a leave of absence. Staff members were told Thursday of Tim Hand's firing, effective June 30. The department didn't release reasons, and Hand didn't (More)
Posted 11:24 PM 6/12/2013 by Connie Murphy
DENVER - Census data shows the number of Coloradans living in fire prone areas is exploding, putting more homes and more people in danger.
The state Forest Service and CSU did extensive research on fire danger and created a series of "red zones" that go up and down the Front Range and (More)
Posted 9:02 PM 6/12/2013 by Monica Gouty
The Bureau of Land Management has updated the status of the Royal Gorge Fire as of 8:30 p.m. Wednesday. The fire has burned an estimated 3,100 acres and remains at 20% containment. 20 structures have been lost, but the Royal Gorge Bridge remains intact.
The fire remains active in the (More)